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Emergency services have welcomed in the New Year with only a few minor callouts, but are still calling for the public to remain safe on the district’s roads this summer. Ashburton fire chief Alan Burgess said things have been reasonably quiet, but drivers still need to be careful with a large number of people travelling through the district. “The past two years hasn’t been too bad, there has been the odd one or two things, but we will just see how things go with a lot more people travelling through
this week.” From a fire perspective, Burgess is also warning people to be wary with fires over the next few months. “We have been quite lucky this past month with the wet weather keeping things damp,” he said. “Over the next month we will have to keep an eye out as everything that has grown may dry out and cause quite a risk.” The Ashburton and Hinds fire units responded to a single car accident on the Rangitata highway in the early hours of the New Year, assisting one person out of a car before the person was transferred
to hospital by ambulance. Yesterday morning units from Ashburton and Willowby also responded to reports of a power transformer smoking on State Highway 1. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said it was smouldering and after power authorities had arrived and cut off the power, it was extinguished. Emergency services also responded to a crash at the intersection of State Highways 1 and 79 yesterday. Two cars containing six people were involved in the crash, causing a stop-go to be in place for several hours as the road was cleared.
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Above – Michael Hanham is president of St Vincent de Paul Ashburton. Left – Michael Hanham and St Vinnies’ shop manager Donna Collins tend to the organisation’s foodbank, where demand is growing. Right – Michael Hanham in his younger days following an impressive career in rugby.
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giving back mantra being to assist people in need in their own homes, discussing problems face to face. They bring courtesy and tact at all times, realising that those they are helping will often be under stress and may be deceitful, or appear rude, arrogant, anxious or angry. And some of the predicaments people get themselves into is heart-breaking. Family violence situations can see single parents and their children land in their new rental properties with nothing. “One of our philosophies is if
there’s children involved you just go overboard to make sure they are fed,” Hanham said. As rents and fuel increase there is more pressure on families, but it is satisfying to be able to help from the well-stocked St Vinnies foodbank, where it is estimated there has been a 10 per cent growth in demand over the past year. The organisation works in with a range of supporting organisations, including Budget Advice, to ensure long-term assistance is provided where required. Hanham started out his working life on return from boarding
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up the sport, but rugby became his main passion. His love for the game had its foundation at St Bede’s where a fellow member of the First XV was Jake Burns who later became an All Black. Hanham is today a life member of the Celtic Rugby Club and recalls a highlight of his rugby career was when the Mid Canterbury rep team, which he later went on to captain, famously won against the touring Australians in 1964. The Ashburton showgrounds were packed with 5500 people for the August 18 clash and Hanham and his fellow players were the
toast of the town after the startling 16-10 victory. Hanham scored the first try in the opening three minutes, helping set the team up for the stunning upset. “It’s nothing specific about me, I was lucky enough to have some good players alongside,” he said. But he can not help but remember the victorious feeling he and fellow team-mates felt on that day, and for some time afterwards. “The following week Australia beat the All Blacks, so we thought we were pretty good for a while,” he said.
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Busy year for Ashburton court The passing of legislation this year making alcohol interlock devices mandatory for serious drink drivers had an immediate impact in the Ashburton District Court. The first local person to be sentenced under the new laws blew 936mcg after police stopped him driving on the Rakaia highway on June 3. The legal breath alcohol limit is 250mcg. The new laws that came into force in July meant alcohol interlock devices are mandatory for drink drivers who blow over 800mcg for their first offence, or drink drivers who record a second offence in five years of the first. Drivers sentenced to alcohol interlock devices must blow into the device to start their vehicles; if alcohol is detected, the vehicle won’t start. It’s not an easy sentence, but
one designed to reform bad habits when it comes to drinking alcohol and getting behind the wheel. Most drivers will spend 12 months with the interlock device, which also records all failed attempts. After 12 months of compliance, drivers can then apply for a zero alcohol licence which will last for three years. They can then transition back to normal licences, if the New Zealand Land Transport Agency sees fit. The whole process costs a r o u n d
$3000 and is the only way for those convicted under the new laws to drive again. If they get be-
hind the wheel otherwise, they’ll be treated as disqualified drivers. Fourteen drink drivers, some with long histories of getting behind the wheel drunk, have been sentenced to interlock devices in the Ashburton court since the new laws came into force. Drink driving is still one of the most common offences seen in the court. Ashburton police stats for 2018 show 65 drink drivers were processed at the Ashburton station during the year, seven at Methven and two at Rakaia. About three-quarters of the offenders identify as European. The Ashburton court is a busy place throughout the year dealing with all manner of charges bought by police, other government agencies like the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry for Social Development, and private individuals and groups in criminal, civil and family court matters. Several offenders stood out during the year for their crimes, most recently the Ashburton woman who stole $134,000 from her employer’s bank account – she was employed by her friend
to do farm accounts. The judge sentenced Karen Ann Jones to 10 months’ home detention and ordered her to pay back $120,000 in reparation. She had pleaded guilty to theft as a person in a special relationship and took the money over a two-year period, disguising the transactions. In September, an Ashburton company that makes feed pellets for cows was fined $70,000 on charges laid under health and safety legislation. Workers at Precision Animal Supplements were exposed for years to hazardous substances that hurt their eyes, impaired lung function and put them at risk of developing serious illness. On top of the fine, the company was also ordered to pay three workers emotional harm payments totalling $5000. A serious amount of paperwork was generated when police arrested three people with methamphetamine addictions and charged them with 150 crimes including burglary, theft and dishonesty. Alleged co-offenders Quentin James Parkinson, Stacey Leigh Curtis and Jayden Eric Cromie have entered not guilty pleas and elected trial by jury, though both defence and crown lawyers are working through the finer details of the case.
Autistic boy’s yelling angers Napier neighbours By Vera alVes It wasn’t the start to the year that Ana Gray had hoped for. The 28-year-old solo mum from Napier checked her letterbox the day after New Year’s Day to find an angry note from a neighbour, threatening to call her landlord and child services because of her son’s yelling. Her heart sank as she read the anonymous note. “If you don’t stop that kid yelling I will ring child support and report you. We all getting sick
of the yelling and also ring your landlord [sic],” the note said. “That kid” is Ana’s seven-yearold son, Wiremu. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with autism and Global Development Delay (GDD). Yelling is just part of how he copes with it. She knows the yelling gets on people’s nerves. It gets on her nerves too and she has to deal with it every day. The anonymous note has brought on additional stress to an already tough situation. “I would have preferred being
spoken to face to face so I can explain our situation,” the mum said. “It is very hard for me doing this on my own.” Because the note wasn’t signed, she has no way of knowing who sent it. The solo mum, who has three other children, says “he has become more difficult to handle”. “There’s nothing I can do about it right now,” she says. On a Facebook post, Gray apologised to her neighbours for her “disruptive” son. “We’re only trying to live life as each day goes by
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in the hopes that things will only get better for us,” she added in the post. Things might, indeed, get better soon. “The help I need is well on its way and I couldn’t be happier about that,” Gray told the Herald. The family is currently on the waiting list for Wiremu to see a paediatrician. “Now that he is older things have changed and he has become more of a challenge for me. “I understand why my neighbours would complain, he is very loud and has his random
outbursts almost every day,” the mum says. Because of Wiremu’s outbursts, Gray says they spend a lot of time at home as taking him anywhere is complicated. “He yells all the time and people stare, say things under their breath and complain,” she says. “The only thing I can do to keep him calm and quiet is to let him have my cellphone, which has Minecraft [Wiremu’s favourite game] installed on it for him to play on all day everyday.” – NZME
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ones I bought at the motel that day, have a strong sentimental story.” Coyla is very busy at this time of year. She and the Santas turn into a local travelling road show. This December she has visited over 10 places, including local resthomes, daycare centres, friendship clubs and the Cavendish Club. Before she goes visiting Coyla needs to check each Santa is going to behave itself. “I replace any batteries that need changing, check that nothing is damaged, pack them all in the car and we’re off. “People love them, specially the oldies. It brings me a lot of pleasure seeing the joy on their faces.” Coyla’s Christmas wish of having her windows cleaned was granted by Katelyn Hogg. “My friends at the 206 Club told me it was high time somebody did something for me for a change. “I’m feeling very spoilt, she’s done a great job. ”
Coyla Chisnall isn’t sure exactly how many dancing Santas she has now. “Over 40 I think,” she said. It all began in earnest about four years ago when Coyla and her husband Keith were on holiday. “I noticed the Santas for sale when we were checking out of our motel. I knew I had to have them, so I left Keith in the car and went back and bought four. “He asked me what I had and I said ‘never you mind, I’ll show you when we get home’. “As it transpired, he liked them just as much as I did, so [it] went on from there really.” Sadly, Keith passed away 18 months ago. “I have bought a lot more since then, in memory of him I think. “Each one has a story. Some are from overseas, some from here in Ashburton, some are a bit naughty (like the twerking Santa – very modern) and some, like the
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Police Minister Stuart Nash wants to see all New Zealand music festivals kitted out with drug testing kits by next summer. This has been welcomed by the New Zealand Drug Foundation, who said this was “fantastic news”. But the foundation’s executive director Ross Bell has warned the minister that a law change would be needed before drug testing stations become the norm at the bigger festivals. Nash’s comments come after illicit drugs, which contained traces of pesticide, were obtained by police in Gisborne at the Rhythm and Vine music festival earlier this week. On Saturday, a man in Australia died after a suspected drug overdose at a festival in New South Wales. Nash said when it comes to the issue of drugs at music festivals, he wants to see a “more compassionate and restorative approach” when it comes to the use of drugs. He said drug testing – whereby the chemical make-up and properties of a drug could be assessed before consumption – would be a move towards this approach. “There are young people that go to these festivals that are taking drugs – I think if we continue to say ‘yeah, this is a bad thing’, we’re not going to do anything to help mitigate the risk and we’re going to see people continue to end up in trouble.” He is seeking advice on how other countries deal with the issue of drugs at festivals. But he is confident that a drug testing kit would help prevent hospitalisations. In fact, he said at some festivals in Australia drug hospitalisations dropped by 95
per cent after drug testing was implemented. He said the Government would work with independent organisations – such as the NZ Drug Foundation – which would run the tests. Police would not run the testing, Nash said, but they would be working closely with the event organisers to ensure the testing had integrity and was safe. Bell welcomed Nash’s moves towards making drug testing stations the norm and said they are reasonably common overseas. He said adopting the practice in New Zealand was a “no-brainer”. But because of the legal risks for some of the bigger festivals – such as RnV – many organisers can’t have the testing stations onsite. This is because of a clause in the misuse of drugs act – “if you have a test, you’re admitting there are drugs on the site.” Bell said this is a big problem for organisers, given the legal liability. The drug foundation had some drug testing kits at festivals in New Zealand in the past, but the Government is keen to enlist their services for all major festivals in the future. But not everyone is impressed with Nash’s comments. Family First National Director Bob McCoskrie said the Government’s approach was “flawed and dangerous”. “Pill testing will be seen by many younger people especially as a clear endorsement of drug use.” He said it would send a message that illicit drugs are acceptable and can be safe and will worsen harmful drug use. Earlier this week, a petition calling for the introduction of roadside drug testing was launched. – NZME
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Rescuers have pulled a baby boy alive from the rubble of a Russian apartment building that collapsed, killing at least seven people and leaving dozens missing. The rescue came about 35 hours after a section of the 10-storey building in the city of Magnitogorsk collapsed in an explosion believed to have been triggered by a natural gas leak. They found the baby after hearing his cries amid the debris. However, the 10-month-old was seriously injured and his recovery prospects were unclear. “The child was saved because it was in a crib and wrapped warmly,” regional governor Boris Dubrovsky was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. The regional emergency ministry said earlier yesterday that 37 residents of the building have still not been accounted for. The rescue operation was temporarily halted while workers tried to remove or stabilise other sections of the building that were also in danger of collapse. Hopes of finding survivors were fading because of the harsh cold, with temperatures dropping overnight to around -18°C. Seven bodies have been recovered so far and five injured survivors taken to hospital. Magnitogorsk has a population of 400,000 and is about 1400 kilometres south-east of Moscow. - AP
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Fifth child for Ramsay Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay and his wife and Tana have announced they are expecting their fifth child. The couple revealed the news in a video on Instagram in which each of their children says “Happy New Year”. After Tana offers her own greeting, the camera pans down to reveal she has a large baby bump. The 52-year-old celebrity chef and Tana, 44, are already parents to Megan, 21, Matilda, 17, and twins Jack and Holly, 19. In June 2016, they suffered a miscarriage when Tana was five months pregnant. The news comes just weeks after the couple had their 22nd wedding anniversary. - AP
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Migrants found inside mattresses Two African migrants have been discovered by police attempting to cross the Spanish border hidden inside a pair of mattresses. A video shot by a mobile phone of the move went viral in Spain. It showed agents of Spain’s Civil Guard taking two mattresses off the top of a van and cutting them open to reveal two young men inside. The Civil Guard said yesterday the incident occurred at a border crossing from Morocco to Melilla, one of two Spanish cities on the North African coast. The two migrants told the police they each paid 4500 euros ($NZ8000) to a human trafficker to attempt the crossing. The driver of the van fled on foot when agents asked to inspect his cargo. The two men were taken to a migrant holding centre. Also yesterday, Spain’s maritime rescue service said its craft saved 111 migrants trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar or nearby waters. More than 2200 migrants have died trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea in 2018, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Following crackdowns on immigration by Italy and other countries, Spain has become the preferred route to Europe for migrants and their traffickers, who often pack them into boats unfit for open waters. The UN said more than 62,000 migrants arrived in Spain in 2018 after making the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean while another 6723 came over land. - AP
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Baby girl for Ricky Martin Ricky Martin is starting the new year with a new bundle of joy. The Grammynominated singer announced the arrival of his daughter with an Instagram post showing off the infant’s tiny hands. Martin says the girl is named Lucia. Martin’s post didn’t include any additional details, other than that the baby girl is healthy. Martin’s post says his family, which includes husband Jwan Yosef and 10-year-old twin sons, have “fallen in love with Lucia”. - AP Rescuers carry the body of a landslide victim in Sirnaresmi, West Java, Indonesia. PHOTO AP
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Landslide kills 15 Rescuers have recovered six more bodies buried under tonnes of mud from a landslide that crashed on to a hilly village on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 15, officials say. The landslide that plunged down surrounding hills just before sunset yesterday buried 30 houses in Sirnaresmi village in West Java’s Sukabumi district. Sixty people who lost their homes were forced to move to a temporary shelter, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Television video showed relatives wailing as they watched rescuers pull a mudcaked body from a devastated hamlet. It was placed in a blue bag and taken away for burial. Authorities struggled to bring tractors and other heavy equipment over washedout roads after torrential rains sent mud
and rocks crashing on to the hilly hamlets. Hundreds of police, soldiers and residents dug through the debris with their bare hands, shovels and hoes as heavy rain hindered their efforts. “Lack of equipment, bad weather and a blackout hampered our rescue efforts for those who are still missing and feared dead,” Nugroho said. Made Oka Astawa, head of the operations division at the National Search and Rescue Agency, said the six bodies were found under four metres of mud with the help of two excavators that managed to reach the devastated area. Astawa said rescuers also pulled out four injured people, including an infant who died in a hospital. Twenty villagers are still believed to be missing. The landslide occurred during New Year’s Eve celebrations. - AP
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Beckham’s harsh call David Beckham will no longer plough money into wife Victoria’s troubled fashion business – despite it making staggering losses of just over £10 million ($NZ18 million) last year. Becks, 43, has previously come to Posh’s rescue, injecting cash into Victoria Beckham Limited to help her books look more healthy. However, David now wants her to take full responsibility for running the company – and that he won’t bail her out again. Sources say David is happy she has now found investors who have injected £30 million into the label, so at least her next set of accounts might look more impressive. - NZME
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New Zealand roads are incredibly dangerous and it is a message that we hear constantly, but whether it seems to be working is a question that probably leads to the answer of no. We have known for years the dangers of driving drunk, tired or distracted, not wearing seatbelts and speeding, but with a new year upon us, nothing seems to have changed.
I don’t expect this editorial to change the way New Zealanders drive, but driving the point home more and more can’t be bad. It is frustrating to be a road user and see people doing stupid things, endangering not only their lives but others, and not thinking of the potential consequences. This job has allowed me to meet some fantastic firefighters and police officers and they often have one of the most thankless tasks possible in responding to accidents. They have systems in place to deal with distressing events like a car crash, but that doesn’t make it easy. They still have to deal with the raw emotion of what they see and I have immeasurable respect
of them because of that. I recently had some friends who came close to being in what could have been a serious accident, and that made it personal about what the ramifications would be. Quite simply, take things slow, don’t do the things we have been told over and over again not to do, and just be safe. Our former senior sergeant Phil Dean said to me once one line to me once that has stuck in my head and is bang on. “We have people out there that are measuring their safety on their chances of being caught,” he said, and it is just not good enough. Be safe everybody and let’s make this year better on our roads.
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Today is Thursday, January 3, the third day of 2019. There are 362 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On January 3, 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. In 1868, Japan’s Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of the emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns. In 1930, the first New Zealandmade talkie screened in Auckland In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1958, the first six members of the newly formed US Commission on Civil Rights held their first meeting at the White House. In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba. In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F Kennedy, died in a Dallas hospital. In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of Born Free,
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Make 2019 better on our roads ne benefit of the Guardian office is the third floor location looking out over the main roads through town. It gives a great view of the traffic heading through our district and the potential dangers involved with that. Fortunately, and touch wood, we have not had a fatal accident in the district this holiday period, but nationwide it has been a sad stream of serious accidents. We are regularly sent emails by police with information about incidents, and often they are car crashes, but these past two weeks they have been dominated with news of serious crashes. At the time of writing this, the road toll for this holiday season sits at nine, which without a doubt is nine too many.
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■ FOOTBALL
Spurs second, Arsenal wins Mauricio Pochettino praised his Tottenham players after an “important” 3-0 win at Cardiff banished the memories of Saturday’s shock home defeat to Wolves. Spurs moved back into second place and, to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, as first-half goals from Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-min rewarded their superiority over Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds. “I think it was so important (to win) and build another positive run,” Pochettino said. “It was so important to start the new year with a victory, away from home in a very difficult place, against a team like Cardiff who came from beating Leicester. “It is three points that make us believe a little bit more in our possibility to be in a very good position in the table.” Aaron Ramsey was on the scoresheet as Arsenal beat second-bottom Fulham 4-1 to cement their position in fifth place while Leicester won 1-0 at Everton in the day’s other match to go seventh. Beaten at home by Wolves on Boxing Day, Spurs were done and dusted within 26 minutes. Kane put them in front after just three minutes, Sean Morrison playing the ball off the England striker’s knee and into the net, completing a full set of goals against the 28 teams he has faced in the Premier League. Eriksen doubled the lead nine
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (centre) falls after challenging for the ball with Fulham’s Joe Bryan (left) during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Fulham at Emirates stadium in London. PHOTO AP minutes later and on 26, Son, fed by Kane, put the game beyond Cardiff with the third. At The Emirates, Ramsey, out of contract in the summer and linked with a move away from the London club, scored Arsenal’s third as they clinched a comfortable win over second-from-bottom Fulham. Arsenal sit fifth, three points ahead of Manchester United
and five behind Chelsea, both of whom play today. “We wanted to win and this result will give confidence,” Arsenal manager Unai Emery said. “We continued to push and create chances and we can be happy. I thought we deserved the scoreline.” Heavily-beaten at Liverpool last time out, Arsenal were in control from the moment Granit Xhaka (25) and Alexandre Lacazette (55)
made it 2-0. Aboubakar Kamara scored from close range 20 minutes from time to give Fulham hope. But Ramsey restored their twogoal advantage soon after and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed the scoring with a deflected strike for the fourth seven minutes from the end. In the day’s early kick-off, Jamie Vardy gave Leicester a 1-0 win at
Everton to move his side up to seventh. “We said after that game we wanted to take three points away. It was a difficult challenge but the team showed character,” Leicester manager Claude Puel said. The former England striker pounced just before the hour mark to put Leicester just four points behind sixth-placed Manchester United and leave Everton 10th. - DPA
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Boyle to miss Socceroos’ Asian Cup defence The Socceroos’ Asian Cup defence has been rocked by a tournament-ending knee injury to promising winger Martin Boyle. The Scottish-born Boyle picked up a knock in Sunday’s 5-0 warmup win over Oman, and scans on Monday confirmed the worst for coach Graham Arnold. Boyle’s withdrawal comes barely a week after key playmaker Aaron Mooy was ruled out for the tournament, with whiz kid Daniel Arzani erased before that also because of a knee injury. The hammer blow leaves Arnold just four days to find a re-
placement before their opening group match against Jordan in the United Arab Emirates. Cyprus-based striker Apostolos Giannou is strongly tipped to be rushed into the squad, while Netherlands-based Ajdin Hrustic and Adelaide star Craig Goodwin are also options. But the loss of Boyle will be hard to recover from after he raised the hopes of the nation following his exciting debut for the Socceroos in a two-game window in November. He scored twice in their victory over Lebanon and was shaping as
a starter in the UAE on the right wing, which could now fall to the experienced Robbie Kruse. The Socceroos declined to divulge how long the 25-year-old Boyle will be out of action. “Martin has made a great impact in his time with us and it is unfortunate timing, but his Socceroos journey is not over,” Arnold said. “We look forward to him pressing for selection for matches later in 2019 and as we go through the process of qualification for the next FIFA World Cup.” Boyle wanted to stay in camp
with the Socceroos but has been sent home to Scottish club Hibernian FC for rehabilitation. Australian teammates Mark Milligan and Jamie Maclaren play for the same club. “The Socceroos have become a big part of my life in a short period of time and I’m gutted that I won’t be able to be with the boys in the UAE at the tournament,” Boyle said. “My focus now will be on my recovery and returning to the pitch as soon as possible with Hibs. Throughout the tournament the team will have my full support from Scotland.” - AAP
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CLUB NEWS Ashburton Golf Club Good old Tufuga ripped the course apart on Saturday, the smiling assassin shot a wonderful 75 off 9 handicap to post a superb 42 points, which saw him pick up the Radius Care player of the day and jump up to fifth in the Property Brokers Shootout standings. With two qualifying rounds to go, it really is heating up at the top of the leaderboard. The flying dutchman sits well out on top with 84 points, and to rub it in, his other two rounds would leave him in 2nd place
as well. With a four round average of 41 points, I am sure the handicappers shears are ready for a big snip. At present 75 points just sneaks you in to the top 19, but unless we have two weeks cancelled it definitely will not keep you there. I still reckon you will need a solid 78 points to make the final, as there are quite a few players on forty plus from only playing one round. You have the next 2 Saturdays to pull a big score out of the bag, so pop down and give it a nudge.
The Jolly boys Weedons trip was another great day out, with 16 boys travelling up, and a couple of lovely ladies making their own way there, can’t understand why they didn’t fancy going in the bus. The story of the day has to go to the wonderful Mr Sparrow. Good old Greig entered the putting contest, where you paid for 3 balls to putt before the game, if you got a ball in then you were in the final, which would be held after the round was finished. So Hamish, Terry K and Greig all got into the final. The scene was set, everyone was out-
side on the practise green to watch the putt off, a hole was chosen and markers placed with the finalists facing a 10 metre swinging putt. The organisers lovely blonde assistant stood next to the hole measuring the nearest putt. Terry K had a go, good line but a bit strong, a dozen locals tried, no one holed and about eight inches was the nearest. Hamish had a go, weak and short, so was his putt. Then up steps Greig, full concentration in his golf jandals, beautiful stroke and the ball hits the back of
the cup and drops in, off goes old Spud punching the air running around the green, high fiving the roaring crowd to the tempo of his jandals slapping his feet. It was then he noticed the roaring from the crowd was laughter, as he had sunk the put in the wrong hole, some three metres way from the correct one, where the blonde assistant stood, hands on hips shaking her head. Oh well Greig, I’m sure it will never get mentioned again. Hope everyone has a Wonderful new year and good golfing for 2019.
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Wozniacki downs Siegemund
Caroline Wozniacki played her way to an emphatic 6-3 6-2 victory over German veteran Laura Siegemund at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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Caroline Wozniacki has started this year where she left off in 2018, with an emphatic 6-3 6-2 victory over German veteran Laura Siegemund at the ASB Classic in Auckland. It wasn’t all one way traffic, as Siegemund, who gained a place in the first round as a ‘lucky loser’, broke the Dane in the second set and showed some wonderful touches at the net. Wozniacki looked comfortable for most of the match, though the 30-year-old Siegemund showed more resistance midway through the second set, with a more aggressive approach paying dividends. But Wozniacki, who is seeking her first title here, used all of her experience and famed precision to close out the match, in 81 minutes. The result keeps the Dane on course for a dream quarter-final match up with Venus Williams, provided both can get through their second round encounters. With Williams an interested spec-
tator from the players balcony, Wozniacki took the court for the first time on a sunny afternoon, on her sixth visit to Auckland. She has a remarkably consistent record in Auckland, with two finals, one semifinal and two quarter-final appearances. Wozniacki always seems to start the season well, and yesterday was no exception. The 2018 Australian Open champion looked in the groove from the beginning, as Seigemund struggled to find her range. The world No119, who has two WTA titles to her name compared with Wozniacki’s 30, made some inroads in the second set, pushing the Dane in three consecutive games. But she couldn’t keep her momentum up, and Wozniacki converted her first set point. She’ll play Canadian qualifier Bianca Andreescu in the second round today. - NZME
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Tsitsipas keen on Federer pips Serena in clash clash with Federer World No.15 Stefanos Tsitsipas will be aiming to create his own Roger Federer-themed YouTube highlight when he takes on the 20-time grand slam winner at the Hopman Cup today. Tsitsipas grew up idolising Federer, but he is yet to play against the 37-year- old. The rising star was meant to practice with Federer in Dubai recently, but those plans were scrapped because of their different schedules. Now Tsitsipas will get the chance to confront Federer in a match situation during Greece’s Hopman Cup clash with Switzerland. Unbeaten Switzerland will guarantee themselves a spot in Saturday’s final with victory, while Greece are still a slim chance of qualifying. “It’s going to be exciting. I’ve been dreaming of that for a long time,” Tsitsipas said of playing Federer. “He’s in pretty good form. I’m going to have to raise my level more. “I used to watch him on YouTube ... the rivalry between him and Rafa. Most of his Wimbledon and US Open finals. “I respect him a lot. He’s the guy I respect the most on the tour. He’s going to give me a hard time on the court.” Federer has been flawless at the Hopman Cup to date, winning both of his singles and doubles matches. The world No.3 beat Cameron Norrie 6-1 6-1, before disposing of American Frances Tiafoe 6-4
Roger Federer came out on top in his highly anticipated matchup with Serena Williams to help Switzerland clinch their Hopman Cup tie against the United States 2-1. Federer gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead with a 6-4 6-1 win over Frances Tiafoe. Williams then overcame a case of the first-set wobbles to post a 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Belinda Bencic, levelling the tie. But the mixed doubles clash was always going to hog the spotlight given it was the first time Federer had faced off against Williams in a competitive match. But the fact it would also decide the tie winner added extra intrigue. The US, who lost to Greece in their opening tie, needed to beat Switzerland to keep their title hopes alive. - AAP
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1. Federer has trained with Tsitsipas at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. The Swiss maestro has been impressed by what he’s seen of Tsitsipas over the past year, but he doesn’t want to put any added pressure on the rising star. “I don’t like to put pressure on guys and call them out and say ‘watch out for him’ and then he’s got to be under that weight for the rest of his career,” Federer said. “I can only judge from this year what he did and what I saw looked very nice, so I think he’s going to be a top player for many years to come.” In the women’s singles rubber, Belinda Bencic will take on Maria Sakkari. - AAP
Serena Williams and Roger Federer pose for a selfie following their match. PHOTO ROGER FEDERER
Reclaiming No. 1 not on Nadal’s radar Regaining the world No.1 ranking is the last thing on Rafael Nadal’s mind after an injury-plagued 2018. But the 32-year-old is still obsessed with being the last man standing at a grand slam this year. The world No. 2 said where he sits on the standings no longer bothers him as long as he is “on court with a positive feeling”. On paper it didn’t appear he felt too positive, too often in 2018. He was limited to nine tournaments last year due to a string of ailments. A hip injury forced him out of the Australian Open quarter-finals. An ongoing right knee complaint made him withdraw from the US Open semi-finals. And ankle surgery in November has disrupted his preparation for this month’s opening grand slam in Melbourne. - AAP
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Day aims for top spot A defiant Jason Day has declared 2019 the year he can finally reclaim the world No.1 ranking. The 30-year-old Australian has targeted three facets of his golf game he needs to improve to return to No.1 since losing the crown in February 2017. “If I’m (ranked) first in strokes gained putting (on the US PGA Tour), hit 70 per cent of greens in regulation and hit 60 to 65 per cent of fairways, then I’ll get back to No.1,” Day said at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Day finished second but spent most of last season ranked first in the strokes gained in putting measurement, while he hit 65 per cent of greens and 58 per cent of fairways. The Queenslander first grabbed golf’s top spot briefly during his breakout 2015 season, when his five PGA Tour victories included a maiden major title at the PGA Championship. He then returned to the summit in March 2016, where he stayed for 47 consecutive weeks. Only four-time major winner Rory McIlroy (54) has more consecutive weeks at No.1 since Tiger Woods dominated the position for 16 years. Day’s 2018 PGA Tour season
Australian golfer Jason Day has declared 2019 the year he can reclaim the world No.1 ranking. marked a return to form following a winless 2017. He won twice in the US before May, but after the Players Championship he registered just one top-10 result for the rest of the season. Day’s lack of consistency
opened the door for several players to take turns at No.1, including multiple major winner Brooks Koepka, former No.1 Dustin Johnson, FedEx Cup champion Justin Rose and Justin Thomas. But Day says his three perfor-
mance goals will take care of the quartet this year. “I can’t control what they do, but if I reach my goals I will definitely win multiple times and that’s what I believe.” Before arriving at the winners-only, no-cut Tournament of Champions, Day spent considerable time recently in the Californian desert with long-time swing coach Colin Swatton. “I’ve been working hard on shaping the ball in both directions and controlling my ball flight,” Day said. Day booked his place in the field at the picturesque Plantation course in the Kapalua area of Maui with his wins at the Farmers Insurance Open and Wells Fargo Championship last year. He is hoping to add a sixth title for Australian golfers since the Tournament of Champions moved to Hawaii in 1999. “This course can set up well for me,” said Day, who owns three top-10s in four starts, including a tie for third in 2015 when he fired a final round of 10-under-par 62. “I’ve had some success here but I’d like to get that win.” Day’s fellow Australian Marc Leishman is also in the elite 34-player field. - AAP
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PGA Tour players brace for new rules A new set of rules is set to shake up the game of golf, including leaving the flagstick in the hole while putting from the green. Golf’s governing bodies introduced more than 30 changes to the rules which took effect on January 1 – aimed at speeding up play. Under the previous rule leaving the flagstick in the hole when putting from the green would have resulted in a two-stroke penalty. But speaking ahead of the elite 34-man Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, nine- time US PGA Tour winner Justin Thomas said he would not be leaving the flag in. “I mean, if I have an eight-footer to win a golf tournament, no offence but I couldn’t take myself seriously if I kept the pin in,” Thomas joked at the picturesque Plantation course on the island of Maui. “It would be such a weird picture; me on TV celebrating and the pin is in and my ball is up against it.” Several of the changes are expected to have significant impact. The time allowed to search for a lost ball has been reduced from five minutes to three. Players are now allowed to improve almost any damage to a putting green – including spike marks – as well as touch the line of their putt.
RULE CHANGES
Star PGA Tour rookie Cameron Champ supports the change to the time allowed to search for a lost ball. PHOTO AP But perhaps the biggest change is there is no longer a one-shot penalty for a player’s ball accidentally moving on a putting surface. The law faced heavy criticism at the 2016 US Open, when eventual winner Dustin Johnson was deemed to have breached the rule and informed of the controversial decision during his final round. PGA Tour veteran Webb Simpson, who won the 2012 US Open, applauded the ability to repair
spike marks on putting surfaces. “I like that,” Simpson said. “I think it’s fair, because if you’re playing behind a guy who scrapes his feet, you were at a disadvantage. But not anymore. “I don’t think it’ll slow down play; guys will just tap it down real quick.” PGA Tour players have come under fire in recent years for slow play and many critics believe weekend amateurs are copying their sluggish idols. Star PGA Tour rookie Cameron
■ The time allowed to search for a lost ball has been reduced from five minutes to three ■ There is no longer a two-stroke penalty for leaving the flag in when a putt goes in the hole from the green ■ There is no longer a one-shot penalty when a player’s ball moves accidentally on the green ■ Players are now allowed to improve almost any damage to a putting green – including spike marks – as well as touch the line of their putt. ■ When taking a drop, players are now required to drop from knee height, rather than shoulder height. ■ Players facing an unplayable lie in a sand trap can now drop outside the bunker for a two-shot penalty.
Champ supports the change to the time allowed to search for a lost ball. “I think that will help dramatically,” Champ said. “The old rule was five minutes but sometimes, by the time the rules official gets there, it’s even longer than five minutes.” - AAP
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In brief Friction continues Friction looks set to continue to grow between Western Sydney and its active supporter base after a Red and Black Bloc member was banned from ANZ Stadium yesterday. The A-League club on Tuesday confirmed a fan was handed an undisclosed ban from Sydney Olympic Park venues during their 2-0 loss to Melbourne City. It came after frustrated Wanderers supporters turned on their players during and after the defeat, booing Markus Babbel’s side as they disappeared up the players’ tunnel. - AAP
Vettori mulls options Brisbane Heat coach Daniel Vettori admits change to the side’s top six may be coming but has ruled out tapping his former New Zealand teammate Brendon McCullum on the shoulder. McCullum – one half of Brisbane’s ‘Bash Brothers’ – slid from the top of the order to No.4 in Tuesday’s clash with Sydney Sixers on the Gold Coast. He made a circumspect eight from 13 balls as the Sixers chased down 165 to consign the Heat to a 0-3 tournament start. That innings followed back-to-back knocks of four to start the tournament, while Sam Heazlett has managed just four runs in three innings. The Heat have lost their last seven matches. - AAP
Ashwin to miss Test India have confirmed Ravichandran Ashwin will miss the fourth Test against Australia because of a side strain. India had been upbeat the frontline spinner, who suffered the injury during the first Test, would return as they hunt a maiden Test series win in Australia. The tourists will need to make at least one change to the XI that crushed Australia in Melbourne, with batsman Rohit Sharma returning home following the birth of his first child. - AAP
Kyle Jamieson
Third-best T20 figures Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson took six wickets for seven runs on Tuesday in New Zealand’s domestic Super Smash competition to return the third-best bowling figures in the history of Twenty20 cricket. The 24-year-old right-armed bowler achieved the best figures by a New Zealander in a T20 match while playing for Canterbury province against Auckland, which still managed to score 110. Only Malaysia-born left-arm spinner Arul Suppiah, who took 6-5 for Somerset in 2011, and Pakistan’s Shakib Al Hasan, who took 6-6 for the Barbados Tridents in 2013, have had better returns. Jamieson’s victims included England import James Vince and New Zealand players Mark Chapman and Will Somerville. The previous best by a New Zealander was Ish Sodhi’s 6-11 for Adelaide Strikers in the BBL. - AAP
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■ NETBALL
Kate ‘at home’ By Erin TaskEr
Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz
After a season spent playing with one of the best defenders netball in New Zealand has seen, Kate Lloyd is returning to where it all began in 2019. And the 21-year-old can’t wait. After a year in Hamilton playing netball for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in the national ANZ Premiership, Lloyd has signed on with the Mainland Tactix for 2019. “I’m pretty excited for the season and new challenges but it’s always a special feeling to be able to play for your home team, and I’ve always admired the way Mainland Netball looks after their players and has always had a strong work ethic,” Lloyd said. “So I’m looking forward for the season to start with a great bunch of girls.” The past 12 months had been huge for the girl who just a few years ago was turning out for the Ashburton College netball team. After making age group national sides, Lloyd was first picked up by the Tactix for the 2017 season, before moving to the Magic for the 2018 season, and it had been a move which had given her career a huge boost. At the end of the 2018 season she was named in the Silver Ferns development squad, and Lloyd said that was by far the highlight of what was already a huge season. At the Magic she found herself playing alongside former Silver Ferns captain, and recently recalled Silver Fern, Casey Kopua. “She has been my idol since I started watching netball, so being alongside her and soaking up as much knowledge and experience I can from her was my biggest takeaway from the Magic,” Kopua said. Now, her goal for the coming season with the Tactix was to continue to grow and develop as a player and build on the amazing season they’d just had. “It excites me that we have such a variety of different strengths and ranges of experience within the team, but I have faith that anyone that takes the court will put 100 per cent effort out there,” Lloyd said. Lloyd was part of the New Zealand Under-21 team that took out the World Youth Cup in Botswana last year and now she’s moved up to the big time, having attended her first Silver Ferns development squad camp. “It was awesome to reconnect with a lot of the players I went with to the World Cup in Botswana. “Although you play against them a couple of times a week during the premiership season I get a lot out of training and playing with them,” Lloyd said. “The camp went really quickly, flying in very early Sunday morning and flying out late Monday night. “I really enjoy the intensity of it all and interacting with the top-level players and coaches. “There’s so much to learn and I just try to soak it up.” Soaking up knowledge and enjoying every moment were her key goals for 2019, too, when she was back a little closer to home. She’d spend the year living in Christchurch and continuing her part-time study through Lincoln University. “So between playing for the Tactix and study
most of my days will be filled up,” Lloyd said. With the season bought forward this year due to the World Cup, Lloyd hoped to get away for a holiday at the end of the season, before starting afresh again next season. With every year that passed, Lloyd was learning. “I felt I learnt a massive amount playing and training alongside Casey last year and would like to continue to develop my game as much as I possibly can,” Lloyd said. “I always try to grab any opportunity that comes my way so hopefully the next five years at least will be full of lots of netball and fun.”
Ashburton’s Kate Lloyd is heading back to the Tactix in 2019.
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■ ELLERSLIE
Cups potential for Starrybeel Savabeel gelding Starrybeel picked up the biggest win of his career at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Dunstan Feed Stayers Championship Final (2200m). The Go Racing-owned runner settled to the rear of the field from his wide barrier for jockey Michael McNab, where he remained for the majority of the run. McNab navigated his charge through the 16 horse field down the straight, finding clear racing room on the inside with 200m to go where he was able to account for his opposition, winning by 1-1/4 lengths over The Good Fight. The Stephen Marsh-trained runner impressed his connections with his winning performance and Marsh believes the five-year-old could have a bright future. “We decided to put the blinkers back on,” Marsh said. “He went a couple of good races right-handed as a colt. Michael had confidence in him and I thought the ride from Michael was an absolute ripper. “He had confidence, he was pumped before the race and he
couldn’t have done a better job.” McNab was pleased with the win, which he said was much needed since recently returning to ride in New Zealand from a stint in Queensland. “I needed that race,” he said. “It (Ellerslie) is a place where you have got to be on your game because there are good jockeys in the jockeys room that could compete all over the world. You have got to always be on your game, so it is good to get it. “He’s a smart horse. You can tell from what he’s done left-handed.” Marsh said Starrybeel could potentially head for a break now and believes the gelding has the ability to be a cups horse on his return. “He was primed, ready for today,” Marsh said. “We’ll get him home and see what he’s like, but I’m rapt that he got over the line. “This was his little bit of a final this time in. We will just work it out, but we do feel he is a cups horse in the making.” – NZ Racing Desk Right - Starrybeel winning at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL
M6 Central Otago gallops Today at Omakau
Fields for Central Otago Racing Club meeting at Omakau today. NZ meeting number: 6. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8. 1 1.27pm (NZT) WHITE ROBE LODGE/F’TRACK CLARE MEMORIAL GOLD CUP $17,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 2000m 1 7x072 Ablaze dm (1) 59.5 ............. C Campbell (a2) 2 9x972 Vantaa d (5) 56.5 .............................J Lowry 3 32036 Kilowatt (2) 54 ............... K Chowdhoory (a3) 4 20054 Thought That d (4) 54 ................. C Johnson 5 17450 Yamato Nadeshiko dm (7) 54 ..T Jonker (a3) 6 37190 Mrs Gee Eye dmh (6) 54....G Saejorhor (a4) 7 7x633 Teddytwinkletoes (3) 54 ...............T Moseley 2 2.02pm OMAKAU AUTO / DUNCAN AGRICULTURE MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 x2254 Raise You Five b (7) 58.5 .................J Lowry 2 x0337 Beam Me Up Scotty (9) 58.5... G Jogoo (a1) 3 67663 Rock Master (13) 58.5 ............T Jonker (a3) 4 98 Dermot (3) 58.5 ............. K Chowdhoory (a3) 5 80x00 Heza Duke (1) 58.5 .............R Beeharry (a3) 6 00x08 Pedro (8) 58.5 ................................K Selvan 7 5x088 Tacktheflag (10) 58.5....................T Moseley 8 27869 Wentworth h (11) 58.5 ................L Callaway
M9 Fields for Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Hatrick Raceway today. NZ meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.53pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2 C2, 305m 1 31143 Cawbourne Moss 17.74 ...............M Roberts 2 74356 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G & ...... S Fredrickson 3 41335 Opehu Express 18.03 ......................R Waite 4 31423 Uno Eleven 17.75............................... N Udy 5 82463 Bigtime Bev 17.70 ....................E Duganzich 6 32141 Bigtime Bremner 17.69 ......................L Cole 7 88142 Token Vikkers 17.90 ........................... N Udy 8 11772 Bigtime Honey 17.84..........................L Cole 9 42858 Missing Allegro 17.62 G & ..... S Fredrickson 10 37543 Jinja Rules 17.95 ......................J McInerney 2 5.11pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 C2, 520m 1 23222 Billy’s Churn nwtd....................... G Hodgson 2 45365 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 3 11474 Bigtime Jetty 30.65 ............................L Cole 4 34234 Hot Mayhem nwtd ............................ P Clark 5 38278 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 6 42331 Cawbourne Taylor 30.05 ..............M Roberts 7 15578 Cawbourne Ridge 30.38 J & ...............D Bell 8 21354 Bigtime Maci 30.53 .............................S Kite 9 88617 Cockney Rip Off 30.78 ....................M Olden 10 86268 Rose And Crown 30.55 ................M Goodier 3 5.28pm J P PRINT PETONE C2 C2, 305m
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x0672 Hard But Fair (5) 56.5 ................. C Johnson 008x0 Highly Royal (12) 56.5........G Saejorhor (a4) 0x908 Luuka (2) 56.5 599x7 Queen El Jay (6) 56.5 ..................... J Morris 99x79 Turbulence (4) 56.5 ............ C Campbell (a2) 3 2.37pm MEE FAMILY MEMORIAL HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 3x061 Mac Murdoch d (12) 59.5 .................J Lowry 2 x9853 Golden Valkyrie (13) 57.5.............T Moseley 3 x0207 Letsbringiton (11) 57.5 ............ G Jogoo (a1) 4 70093 Coup Dreamwood (7) 57K Chowdhoory (a3) 5 00x86 Mossy Creek (6) 56....................... C Barnes 6 x8040 Run Forrest Run (3) 56 ................... J Morris 7 78604 The Kraken m (8) 56 ...........R Beeharry (a3) 8 x0037 Lady Byron (9) 55 ....................... C Johnson 9 38067 Skeen td (4) 55 ...........................L Callaway 10 0x907 The Likely Lad (2) 55 ..............T Jonker (a3) 11 x6003 Vino Tinto d (1) 54.5........... C Campbell (a2) 12 8x595 Countess Ruby b (5) 54 13 38797 Madam De Soir (10) 54 4 3.12pm Z ALEXANDRA / OTAGO DAILY TIMES MAIDEN 1100 $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1100m
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669x6 Hold The Raddle (7) 58.5 x4220 Final Savings (6) 57 .................... C Johnson 42 Whale Song (9) 57 5 Alonzo (4) 57................. K Chowdhoory (a3) 0x603 Hiho (1) 56.5 ...................... C Campbell (a2) 0x574 Eager Beaver (2) 56.5 ..................T Moseley 9940x Nasheeta (3) 56.5 ............................J Lowry 2 Sadler’s Lass (5) 55 ...................... C Barnes 0x385 The Selection b (8) 55....................K Selvan 00x95 Montreux Miss 55......................... Scratched Rosie Glow (10) 55 .....................L Callaway 5 3.47pm BREEN CONSTRUCTION HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 70333 Hoofbeat d (10) 60 .................. G Jogoo (a1) 2 80x31 Perfecto d (7) 59.............................. J Morris 3 84478 Zakynthos b (2) 59 ........ K Chowdhoory (a3) 4 84018 Little Bossing h (8) 58 .............T Jonker (a3) 5 07x04 Irish Express m (4) 57.5 6 21908 Markwood (1) 57 ................ C Campbell (a2) 7 96x80 Plowshare (6) 56.5 ...........................J Lowry 8 x0491 Magic Note (5) 55.5 9 x9000 Yes You Did (9) 55.5 .....................T Moseley 10 797x7 Miss Norway (3) 54 ..................... C Johnson
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4.22pm ALEXANDRA NEW WORLD CENTRAL OTAGO SUMMER CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 1 453x7 Shaara tdm (1) 60 ...................T Jonker (a3) 2 20x11 Accidental Offside tdm (5) 58...... C Johnson 3 44462 Secret Power tdm (4) 55.5 .............. J Morris 4 0x0x5 Nevis (2) 54.5 5 4x603 Passito (3) 54 ................................ C Barnes 6 8x103 Nowhere Man dm (7) 54 K Chowdhoory (a3) 7 05493 Tomm Jones d (6) 54 .............. G Jogoo (a1) 7 4.57pm PGG WRIGHTSON / AON INSURANCE HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 03321 Why Me d (8) 59.5......... K Chowdhoory (a3) 2 x00x2 Cairnsville dm (3) 57.5 ........R Beeharry (a3) 3 6x704 Trudeau d (2) 57.5............................J Lowry 4 31275 Perfidia d (7) 57........................... C Johnson 5 33315 Highly Unlikely d (5) 57 6 432x8 Tantella (4) 56.5 ..........................L Callaway 7 71004 Stella Daze (10) 56 ......................T Moseley 8 50004 Son Of Surf (9) 56 ...................T Jonker (a3) 9 0x989 The Brave One td (1) 55 ................K Selvan 10 74560 Zayzay d (6) 54.5 ............... C Campbell (a2) 8 5.34pm RANFURLY HOTEL / TIGER HILL LODGE
MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 88x42 Qashqai (7) 58.5 ................ C Campbell (a2) 2 58665 Maks Legend (17) 58.5 ................T Moseley 3 002 Mr Intelligence (3) 57 ...................... J Morris 4 65 Liam b (5) 57 ................. K Chowdhoory (a3) 5 52234 Gemstone Jewels (13) 56.5 ....T Jonker (a3) 6 672 Jessie Janet h (11) 56.5..............L Callaway 7 86263 Supertramp (14) 56.5 .......................J Lowry 8 9827x Jandles (1) 56.5 .......................... C Johnson 9 03 Melanite (9) 56.5 ........................... C Barnes 10 6x004 Mowenna (12) 56.5 ................. E Wright (a4) 11 69940 Ubetiam (16) 56.5 12 5980x Te Quiera (6) 56.5 ................... G Jogoo (a1) 13 City Slicker (2) 55 14 Gelibolu (10) 58.5 15 92078 Reliable Glow (4) 56.5 16 669x6 Hold The Raddle (15) 58.5 17 5 Dr Pepper (8) 57 Emergencies: City Slicker, Gelibolu, Reliable Glow, Hold The Raddle, Dr Pepper. Blinkers on: Tacktheflag (R2), The Selection (R4). Blinkers off: Lady Byron (R3), Nasheeta (R4). Winkers on: The Likely Lad (R3), Liam (R8). Winkers off: Tacktheflag (R2)
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway 1 63143 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 ....................... N Udy 2 7375F Bigtime Kylie 17.82 ............................L Cole 3 52476 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93 ...............J McInerney 4 32115 White Comet 17.75 ....................... D Donlon 5 33758 Bacon My Heart 17.79 ....................... N Udy 6 41228 Bigtime Pearl 17.67 ............................L Cole 7 35638 Zara Daiken 18.00.............................. N Udy 8 63714 Bigtime Boy 17.76 ....................... P B Briggs 9 18452 Bigtime Bronx 17.65 G & ....... S Fredrickson 10 35653 Blackjack Man 17.90 ..................B Goldsack 4 5.46pm AON CPF C2 C2, 520m 1 26247 Mija Sydney 29.84 ......................A Turnwald 2 8F318 Bigtime Hannah nwtd ................. D P Symes 3 46756 Cawbourne Zulu 30.56.................M Roberts 4 15654 Bigtime Talker 30.20...........................L Cole 5 33484 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J & .....................D Bell 6 16332 Golden Pixel 30.50 ..................... G Hodgson 7 25348 Cawbourne Foxy 30.26 ...................C Morris 8 41286 Three Of Hearts 30.82 ................B Hodgson 9 155x8 World Freakshow 30.47 ..................M Olden 10 48187 Electrical Storm 30.46..................M Goodier 5 6.04pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C5 C5, 305m 1 11411 Sir Duggie 17.21 ................................L Cole 2 54712 Miss Claude 17.70 ......................A Turnwald 3 61253 Idol Hot 17.39....................................M Flipp 4 52282 Kathlee 17.59 .....................................L Cole 5 23314 Al’s Apprentice 17.59 .........................W Kite 6 62153 Cawbourne Liz 17.62 ...................M Roberts 7 22147 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 .....................M Flipp
8 14264 Bigtime Hunter 17.58 .........................L Cole 9 33636 Hypocritical 17.32 .......................A Turnwald 10 23757 Idol Nifty 17.46 ..................................M Flipp 6 6.24pm FIRST SECURITY C3 C3, 520m 1 45212 Bigtime Leads 30.61 ..........................L Cole 2 62112 Bigtime Rod 30.39 .............................L Cole 3 82726 Rowdy Ruby 30.42 ..............................S Kite 4 72353 Cossie Cooper 30.37 ......................M Olden 5 38844 Bigtime Acacia 30.36 .........................L Cole 6 28766 Sub Eighteen 30.50 ...........................L Cole 7 82171 Opawa Denise 30.46.......................... N Udy 8 31158 Gunnar Blueblood 30.18 ...........J McInerney 9 75446 Quistis Bale 30.15 ........................M Roberts 10 68181 Bigtime Kiss 30.53 .............................L Cole 7 6.39pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C3 C3, 305m 1 28846 Thunderation 17.48 G &......... S Fredrickson 2 86436 King’s Call 17.48 ..............................R Waite 3 68827 Bigtime Minnie 17.61 .........................L Cole 4 71253 Running Freer 17.72 .......................M Olden 5 37652 Rapper Tilly 17.73 ...............................S Kite 6 73134 Zara Zara 17.81 ................................M Flipp 7 74571 Sozin’s Noir 17.71 .....................J McInerney 8 18281 Cawbourne Johno 17.87 .......... K Gommans 9 15577 Homebush Minnie 17.61 ...........J McInerney 10 26865 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82 ..................J McInerney 8 6.56pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C3/4 C3/4, 520m 1 22447 Idol Tom 30.30...................................M Flipp
2 55475 It’s A Threat 30.80 .......................A Turnwald 3 67212 Dyna Vernon 30.17 ......................M Roberts 4 42233 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 .........................L Cole 5 11157 Allen Mack 30.10 .........................M Roberts 6 23727 Bigtime Mia 30.22 ..............................L Cole 7 11112 Zipping Cobra 30.15 ..........................L Cole 8 25364 Bigtime Wendle 30.10 ........................L Cole 9 23762 Idol Dude 31.12.................................M Flipp 10 88434 Bigtime Forest 30.20 ..........................L Cole 9 7.12pm HATRICK DASH C3 C3, 305m 1 68338 Agent Anna 17.94 ............................S Stone 2 88475 Butterball 17.59 .............................M Gowan 3 14651 Spot On Hearty 17.85 ..............E Duganzich 4 75233 Fantastic Teddy 17.69 .................A Turnwald 5 33254 Cawbourne Stick 17.54 .....................M Flipp 6 71567 Breed Apart 17.75...........................M Olden 7 88682 Macey Baxter 17.88 ..................J McInerney 8 13738 Scotta Pie 17.71............................. L Pearce 9 81888 Mary Blue Blood 17.70..............J McInerney 10 76766 Mitsuta 17.63 ....................................D Edlin 10 7.34pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C4/5 C4/5, 520m 1 17563 Jinja Flash 30.21 ...............................D Edlin 2 43561 Tyson’s Quest 29.98........................B Marsh 3 85252 Ask King Jeff 29.97 ............................L Cole 4 21485 Zou Star 30.10 ...................................L Cole 5 32131 Nature’s Gent 29.68 ....................A Turnwald 6 56414 Bigtime Tears 29.84 ...........................L Cole 7 83465 No Time Toulouse 30.14 ....................L Cole 8 18876 Fare Dodger 30.35 .......................M Goodier
9 23762 Idol Dude 31.12.................................M Flipp
11 7.59pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C3/4 C3/4, 305m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
76114 Cawbourne Agar 17.71 ................M Roberts 72368 Dark Syrah 17.77 .............................R Waite 25564 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 ........................L Cole 53146 Lunch Special 17.99 ..........................L Cole 11365 Bigtime Pete 17.32 .............................L Cole 55736 Jinja Loren 17.63 R & .........................Voyce 87514 Bigtime Steve 17.65 G & ........ S Fredrickson 64163 Bigtime Roll 17.65 ...................... D P Symes 78872 Hard Merch 17.47 G & ........... S Fredrickson x8687 Midsomer Magic nwtd ..............E Duganzich 12 8.18pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C3/4 C3/4, 305m 1 44858 Bigtime Lucy 17.55 ............................L Cole 2 64562 Smash Charger 17.66 ...................M Gowan 3 16711 Celestial Action 17.69 ........................J Hunt 4 35188 Bigtime Autumn 17.77 ........................L Cole 5 88853 Tuna Speed 18.25 ....................E Duganzich 6 22237 Opawa Lyon 17.53 ............................. N Udy 7 47x88 Scooter’s Rose 17.47 ........................M Flipp 8 71715 Bigtime Spark 17.74 G & ....... S Fredrickson 9 78872 Hard Merch 17.47 G & ........... S Fredrickson 10 26865 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82 ..................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance. fstd - First Start This Distance. 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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Rangiora harness Today at Rangiora (grass)
Fields for Rangiora Harness Racing Club Inc meeting at Rangiora (grass) today. NZ meeting number: 8. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9. RACE 1 2.57pm (NZT) RHRC SUPPORTS KYLE HARPUR @SPECIAL OLYMPICS TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 6 Appearance (1) fr ............................. J Smith 2 82483 Foreigner (2) fr ..................................G Hunt 3 93076 Hang On Suzie (3) fr ...................... B Hutton 4 6361x On The Mantelpiece (4) fr ............... G Smith 5 704 Milly An Eyre (5) fr .............................R May 6 59272 Zsa Zara (6) fr ......................S Tomlinson (J) 7 60000 Fekitoa (7) fr .................................. K Butt (J) 8 00 Perseverance Road (8) fr ................. A Lowe 9 8x700 Quaestor (9) fr......................... S O’Reilly (J) 10 x0004 Excite (U1) fr .....................................J Dunn 11 0x056 Razor fr ........................................ Scratched 12 968x0 Native Oneinamillion (U2) fr .........M Perriton 13 0 Wendy’s Jewell (U3) fr .............. P Borcoskie 14 64959 Topnotch Titan (U4) fr ......................R Close 15 245x5 Rites Of Zhou (U5) fr...........................K Cox 16 53003 Champagne Prince (U6) fr ........... S McNally Emergency: Native Oneinamillion RACE 2 3.32pm B A MURRAY LTD PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 x0069 Spinatale (1) fr ...........................C Markham 2 00 Jonty Kev (2) fr ..................................J Dunn 3 64x2 Matai Minky (3) fr .............................R Close 4 0x Dixie Jazz (4) fr ............................ S McNally 5 Philadelphia Freedom (5) fr................R May 6 85 Magical Mellissa (6) fr ...............M Anderson 7 080x0 Social Media (7) fr .......................T McMillan
8 66 JR Fulham (8) fr ............................R Holmes 9 50538 It’s Me (9) fr ............................. C D Thornley 10 4300x Toppatherock (10) fr ......................B Weaver 11 76970 Don’t Tell Ange (11) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 12 032 My Mate Ben (12) fr ........................ G Smith 13 P0000 Raging Thunder (U1) fr .................B Orange RACE 3 4.01pm EDDIE WILLIAMS CONTRACTING TROT $8500, 4yo+ r40-r49, stand, 1950m 1 00970 Wandering Star (1) fr........................ A Lowe 2 00798 Spurred By Success (2) fr ............ S McNally 3 09007 Lisa Marie P (3) fr ........................M Perriton 4 05060 Eyre’s A Rag Doll (4) fr .....................J Dunn 5 x0076 Unique Marshall (5) fr ...................B Orange 6 60029 Clifden Clowers (6) fr ............. J Morrison (J) 7 38353 Stellar Success (7) fr.................... G O’Reilly 8 05050 Diana Harbour (8) fr ........................ G Smith 9 50x50 Fireman fr..................................... Scratched 10 704 Milly An Eyre (9) fr ...................M Smolenski 11 77x60 Rarangi Opal fr............................. Scratched 12 78864 Heavenly Love (10) fr .........................R May 13 64959 Topnotch Titan (U1) fr ......................R Close 14 000x0 Superfast Maggie (U2) fr ......... S O’Reilly (J) 15 06299 The Rev (U3) fr .........................M Anderson 16 0x056 Razor (U4) fr ........................S Tomlinson (J) Emergency: Topnotch Titan RACE 4 4.32pm BRENDAN HAMMOND BUILDING CONTRATORS MOBILE PACE $8500, r40-r49., mobile, 1950m 1 02530 Fun In The Dark (1) fr........................J Dunn 2 85029 Cullenmore (2) fr ...........................B Orange 3 20003 Stompem (3) fr ..........................M Anderson 4 02654 Mr Asia (4) fr ........................... C D Thornley 5 54600 Locked Out Of Heaven (5) fr .............. C Butt
M3 Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ meeting number: 3. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.06pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C2, 295m 1 38676 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 2 42316 Ring Clown 17.19............................ M Grant 3 61526 Lonely Baxter 17.32 ..................J McInerney 4 12373 Homebush Katie 17.26 .............J McInerney 5 22452 Chop Shop 17.32 ......................J McInerney 6 63331 Cosmic Marty 17.65 ..................J McInerney 7 33222 Mertz 17.47 ...............................J McInerney 8 1235x Homebush Hazel 17.52.............J McInerney 9 71824 El Happy Jack 17.58 ......................J Jopson 10 54218 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 2 12.23pm HAPPY NEW YEAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 72825 Hi Ho Tonto 17.38 ...............................A Lee 2 31788 Elland Road 17.79 ....................J McInerney 3 14112 Business Ethics 17.30.......................J Dunn 4 13286 Opawa Al nwtd ................................R Wales 5 55473 Torpedo Tuck nwtd ....................A Bradshaw 6 57888 Fired Up Jed 17.31 .......................... B Dann 7 38743 Hatfield 17.28 ............................... L Waretini 8 15735 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H & ...................Taylor 9 x5655 Midnight Bolt 17.36 ...................J McInerney 10 88557 Koputara 17.37...............................J Jopson 3 12.41pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C2, 520m
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6 078x8 Earthquake (6) fr ........................... A Russell 7 98056 Frankie Jones (7) fr .......................R Holmes 8 x9075 Canardly Remember (8) fr ...S Tomlinson (J) 9 90080 Bettor Trenz (9) fr ............................ G Smith 10 70005 Pembrook Blue (21) fr ............. S O’Reilly (J) 11 03406 God Only Knows (22) fr ......... S Diamant (J) 12 85180 Corena Lea (23) fr........................ G O’Reilly 13 00800 Turkish Trousers (24) fr ......................R May 14 54973 Beaudiene Gambler (25) fr ....... R Houghton 15 30002 Extra Guinness (26) fr ...................B Weaver 16 61788 Bohannan fr ................................. Scratched Emergencies: Fun In The Dark, Turkish Trousers RACE 5 5.02pm TANIA WILLIAMS LANDSCAPING HANDICAP TROT $9000, r50+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 14x60 Locksmith (1) fr ...................................B Butt 2 7x100 Tres Magnifique (2) fr ....................R Holmes 3 01P73 Take After Me (3) fr ................... R Houghton 4 46948 I’ldoitmyway (4) fr ................... J Morrison (J) 5 898x5 Natives Lasting Love (5) fr ......... K Cameron 6 89185 Unique Rose (6) fr.........................B Orange 7 19097 Ali Lindenny (7) fr ..............................J Dunn 8 x9810 Westeros (U1) fr .......................M Smolenski 9 10574 Zsa Zoe (1) 10M ..................S Tomlinson (J) 10 20551 Motu Great Sensation (2) 10M.. B Borcoskie 11 16379 One Night Out (3) 10M..................B Weaver 12 04070 Soney Beatt (4) 10M .................A Tomlinson 13 27888 Momentous (5) 10M ................ C D Thornley 14 P9720 Scarlett Banner (U1) 20M ............... G Smith 15 19020 We’ll Meet Again (1) 30M ................. J Smith 16 94080 Arran Chief (2) 30M ....................... A Faulks Emergency: I’ldoitmyway RACE 6 5.36pm CUTTS ABOVE ROOFING MOBILE
PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 1950m 1 0 Motu Cullen (1) fr ...............................R May 2 637 Shesheartandsole (2) fr ................B Orange 3 2246 Glenthorne (3) fr...................S Tomlinson (J) 4 335x Miss Pinocchio fr .......................... Scratched 5 84 Kotare Costa (4) fr.............................J Dunn 6 23590 Demeter (5) fr......................................K Cox 7 40 Agent West (6) fr ..............................R Close 8 90000 Aveross Spitfire (7) fr .......................J Young 9 4Px The Dude (8) fr....................................B Butt 10 007 La Bella Vita (U1) fr .......................B Weaver RACE 7 6.12pm DORMER CONSTRUCTION LTD MOBILE PACE $9500, 3yo+ r57-r66., mobile, 1950m 1 60491 Spot On (1) fr ....................................J Dunn 2 689x3 Mad Lu Li (2) fr....................................K Cox 3 557x4 Direct Control (3) fr ................ J Morrison (J) 4 06667 Ultimate Desire (4) fr .....................R Holmes 5 7900x Pay Me Visa (5) fr.............................R Close 6 87664 Kardesler (6) fr ........................ C D Thornley 7 22643 Franco Texas (7) fr .......................... G Smith 8 04015 Nancy’s Boy (8) fr ........................ B Hope (J) 9 09535 Gore Bay (9) fr ............................N McGrath 10 9x551 Onedin Reign (21) fr .................M Anderson 11 01531 Three Ideas (22) fr .............................R May 12 40644 Ready To Bloom (23) fr .......................B Butt 13 17x59 Samskara (24) fr ...........................B Orange RACE 8 6.47pm RONNIE DAWE MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r47-r56., mobile, 1950m 1 01057 Paul’s Verdict (1) fr ...........................R Close 2 85870 Swap Over (2) fr ...................S Tomlinson (J) 3 03242 Glengarry Knight (3) fr ................. G O’Reilly 4 02530 Fun In The Dark (4) fr........................J Dunn 5 71668 Jonty James (5) fr ................... C D Thornley
6 918 Wild Excuse (6) fr............................ G Smith 7 41750 Jack’s Shadow (7) fr ......................B Orange 8 7x682 Di Caprio (8) fr ....................... J Morrison (J) 9 00800 Turkish Trousers fr ........................ Scratched 10 81775 Senorita Margarita (21) fr .................J Young 11 55000 Flashing Diamond (22) fr ..............R Holmes 12 54058 Highland Reign (23) fr ............. S O’Reilly (J) 13 00x60 Skipperland (U1) fr .............................R May RACE 9 7.27pm LEVELHEAD INSULATION PACE $8500, 3yo+ r40-r55, stand, 2600m 1 00x40 Gotta Future (1) fr ................S Tomlinson (J) 2 15884 Red Terror (2) fr............................. K Butt (J) 3 098x9 Linton Shard (3) fr .....................M Anderson 4 7x000 Bettor Chance (4) fr ................ C D Thornley 5 5P610 Phoenix Arizona (5) fr ...................B Orange 6 75171 Essence Of Easton (6) fr.............. G O’Reilly 7 x989x Capital Girl (7) fr..................................K Cox 8 05048 Abiento (8) fr .......................... J Morrison (J) 9 00219 American Banner (9) fr......................J Dunn 10 55219 To Ri Caitlin (10) fr .............................R May 11 28x83 Sweeney Todd (11) fr .................B Zampese 12 13450 Rock On (12) fr ...................................B Butt 13 10830 Rosinupthebow (13) fr ......................R Close 14 63216 Shecandance (14) fr ....................... G Smith 15 23P58 Bound To Impress (15) fr..............J Versteeg 16 x0009 Den’s Legacy (16) fr .........................J Young 17 22057 Caesar’s Quest fr ......................... Scratched Emergencies: Den’s Legacy, Caesar’s Quest LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months. P - Retired (or pulled up) from race. L - Driver unseated. U1 - Unruly beginner. {C} - Concession driver. {C.cl} Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down
Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
72475 Zara Petal 30.52..............................R Wales 62817 Homebush Fued nwtd ...............J McInerney 26714 Jealous Affair 30.61 ..................... L Waretini 57356 Panel Beater nwtd S & ....................B Evans 57868 Black Dan nwtd .........................J McInerney 86348 Zefside 30.75 ............................J McInerney 35457 Shift The Blame 30.47...............J McInerney 76752 Jaded Affair nwtd ......................... L Waretini 65744 Umbridge Bale 30.20 ...................C Roberts 74x66 My Dad Den 30.19 .................... M Robinson 4 12.58pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLAN JOYCE SPRINT C3, 295m 1 37476 Elodea 17.40 .............................R Blackburn 2 23763 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 3 86342 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36 ...................C Roberts 4 48266 Replica Rango 17.36 .....................B Pringle 5 71411 Wildebeest 17.35 ......................A Bradshaw 6 13437 It’s A Joke 17.26........................J McInerney 7 42146 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 8 84564 Goldstar Linkin 17.32 S & ...............B Evans 9 27783 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ...................... L Waretini 10 84768 Sozin’s Blue 17.37 ....................J McInerney 5 1.17pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C3, 295m 1 57174 Dunk It 17.36.................................... B Dann 2 56318 Boston Powers 17.36 ................A Bradshaw 3 62186 Opawa Brad nwtd............................C Steele 4 27328 Debbie Baxter 17.21 .................J McInerney 5 36516 Homebush Tasha 17.49 ............J McInerney
6 72125 Culvie Lass 17.33 H & ........................Taylor 7 74264 Astrid 17.36 .......................................J Dunn 8 37152 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.25 S & .............B Evans 9 28554 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 10 77557 Go All Lin 17.30 ........................A Bradshaw 6 1.35pm THE TURF BAR DASH C5, 295m 1 11136 Nelso Allen 16.91 .........................C Roberts 2 45252 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 3 67241 Ketchikan Kim 17.25 .........................J Dunn 4 15428 Homebush Boden 17.47 ...........J McInerney 5 21141 Sunlit Johnny 17.13 ...........................C Weir 6 15184 It’s That Fresh 17.29 S & .................B Evans 7 37377 Nozzno Fear 17.16....................A Bradshaw 8 41426 Edge Of Town 17.13......................R Adcock 9 61778 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 10 66368 Dove Love 17.15 ................................C Weir 7 1.52pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY MCINERNEY SPRINT C4, 295m 1 12832 Shanly Star 17.39 .....................J McInerney 2 x6174 Cosmic Richie 17.30 .................J McInerney 3 54168 Reign Of Fire 17.49...................J McInerney 4 76256 Special Affair 17.30 ...........................J Dunn 5 13377 Aussie Hoon 17.21 S & ...................B Evans 6 11423 Sparkling Terra 17.12 ......................R Casey 7 45271 Disobedience 17.36 S & .................B Evans 8 12847 Ming Ming 17.38 .......................A Bradshaw 9 64377 Shady Banjo 17.29.............................C Weir 10 48563 Eyrewell Tango 17.32 ..................... H Cairns 8 2.10pm KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C3, 520m
8 14741 Dyna Monty 29.94 ........................C Roberts
1 21241 Hard Questions 30.01 ....................G Cleeve 2 74143 Mina Allen 30.08 ..........................C Roberts 3 31458 Replica Casino 30.37 .....................B Pringle 4 21657 Cosmic Stu 30.81......................J McInerney 5 73624 Bertie Allen 30.03 ........................C Roberts 6 38537 Amy Bale 30.64...............................J Tanner 7 42564 Kiacatoo Fever 30.20 S & ...............B Evans 8 27251 Sarcasm nwtd ................................G Cleeve 9 54435 Opawa Abbie Joy 30.25 ..................R Wales 9 2.26pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C5, 295m 1 42211 Mitcham Reado 17.24 ...............J McInerney 2 44115 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ..................... B Dann 3 14135 Jinja Ellie 17.26 ................................A Joyce 4 26111 Smash Reward 17.23...................... M Grant 5 62334 Wheelie Wheels 17.39 .......................C Weir 6 61166 Forehand Raid 17.19 ........................J Dunn 7 42167 Cawbourne Britty 17.26 ...............C Roberts 8 71386 Dizzy Banjo 17.12 ..............................C Weir 9 61778 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 10 41687 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 ...................R Wales 10 2.45pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C5, 520m 1 43766 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............B Evans 2 35433 Avenger Bale 29.82......................C Roberts 3 57111 Eyrewell Turbo 30.25 ...................... H Cairns 4 71F41 Dyna Wazza 30.15 .......................C Roberts 5 26115 Dyna Dave 29.73 .........................C Roberts 6 36177 Barge Bale 30.20 .........................D Roberts 7 11122 Martha Magic 30.17 H & .....................Taylor
295m 1 27551 Flower Bomb 17.06 ...................A Bradshaw 2 43135 Botany Cold 17.22 ....................J McInerney 3 32536 Chitina Tin 17.15 .................................A Lee 4 53118 Ohoka Clare 17.17 ....................... L Waretini 5 65113 Rocket Raccoon 17.01 .......................C Weir 6 26247 Smash Wild 17.08 ........................... M Grant 7 73627 Fiery Affair 17.19...............................J Dunn 8 64122 Platinum Marshal 17.00 ...............C Roberts 9 61778 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 10 11868 Bookie Monster 17.19 .......................J Dunn 12 3.20pm LIVAMOL DASH C4, 295m 1 54652 Opawa Jumper 17.15 ......................R Wales 2 43265 Know Sweat 17.33 .........................G Cleeve 3 71265 Flaming Sambuca 17.26 ...........J McInerney 4 63322 Cash A Roo 17.27 S & ....................B Evans 5 13836 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ...................J McInerney 6 62555 Hankenstein nwtd .....................A Bradshaw 7 21263 Neelix 17.34 ..............................R Blackburn 8 72851 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ..................J McInerney 9 64377 Shady Banjo 17.29.............................C Weir 10 58x83 Fiery Jen 17.19 ................................ B Dann LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance. fstd - First Start This Distance. 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
7 51163 Bravissimo td (1) 57 ...............J Fawcett (a2) 8 18x70 Dama Zorro d (2) 56.5 ..................M McNab 9 3x11 Rose Bowl d (8) 56.5 ....................L Allpress 6 3.27pm VERSATILE HOMES 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x0347 Morrie Ock (3) 59 ............................ S Spratt 2 1x0 Mallory Square m (1) 58.5 ..............S Collett 3 170 Acutus (12) 58................................ J Bayliss 4 9x708 Its Destinys Child t (6) 57.5 ...... D Danis (a3) 5 5x423 Lucidity (4) 57.5 ........................ J McDonald 6 0058x Speechmaker (7) 57.5 7 98602 Ichiban dm (5) 56.5 .......................L Allpress 8 10x39 Expedition d (2) 56 9 x7700 Pursued h (10) 55.5 ........................ R Jones 10 x3089 Tokyo Lil (11) 55 ...............................S Rusof 11 x0680 Goldchi h (9) 54 ..................... T Taiaroa (a4) 12 00970 Lowrider (8) 54 7 4.07pm COASTWOOD HOMES LOCKWOOD THAMES CUP $25,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1600m 1 24x37 Beaumarchais (4) 59.....................O Bosson 2 117x4 Verry Flash tdm (1) 59 ....................R Smyth 3 x8556 Magic Of The Sun (5) 58.5 .............. S Spratt 4 23131 Ladynadel d (3) 57.5 ..... A Goindasamy (a3) 5 40x21 True Enough d (7) 57 6 24348 Aligns With Me m (9) 55.5 .......... L Satherley 7 87x62 Valante dm (2) 55.5........................S McKay 8 113x9 Mazzuro (8) 54.5 ..............................S Rusof 9 04x10 Rondinella d (6) 54.....................R Elliot (a1) 8 4.42pm TWENTYMANS FUNERAL SERVICES MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 3653 Our Craftsman h (15) 58.5 ............M McNab 2 020x0 I’m Murphy (9) 58.5 .......................L Allpress 3 00 Mr Scallywag (14) 58.5 .............. L Satherley 4 x3354 Fazioli (16) 57 ...................................L Innes 5 75 Sir Aglovale (7) 57........................... S Spratt 6 008 Louis le Grand (6) 57 ..................... J Bayliss
7 x62x7 Switch Pitcher h (3) 56.5 ..................S Rusof 8 44644 Damesel (10) 56.5 ........................J Waddell 9 0 Felicity Anne (2) 56.5 .............J Fawcett (a2) 10 207x6 She Dares (12) 56.5...................R Elliot (a1) 11 Tay Tay (13) 56.5 .............................S Collett 12 8304 Scomadi (11) 55 13 48 Western Girl (8) 55.....................M Cameron 14 996 Jojo Roxx (5) 55 .................. T Yanagida (a3) 15 30999 Mr Bazamour h (4) 58.5 16 x090x Cobbler Jim (1) 58.5 Emergencies: Mr Bazamour, Cobbler Jim 9 5.17pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 9 Magnify (5) 58.5 ................................L Innes 2 0968x Mr Woodi (12) 58.5 ................... T Miles (a4) 3 0x88 Odd Man Out (1) 58.5 .............. D Danis (a3) 4 x4274 Aladina b (15) 56.5.................... J McDonald 5 x0363 En Soie (9) 56.5 ..........................C Lammas 6 630x0 Misstumut (7) 56.5 ........ A Goindasamy (a3) 7 B4 Tantalising (16) 56.5 ..................S Collett 8 4x48 Spirited (2) 56.5 9 458x0 Cherry Lane (10) 56.5 .....................R Smyth 10 967 Queen Sweep (8) 56.5 .................... S Spratt 11 54869 Danelyn (14) 55 .............................S McKay 12 5394 Grande Amici (11) 55 ...................... R Jones 13 9 Kiwianna (3) 55 .............................M McNab 14 0 This Is Me (13) 55 ...............................C Dell 15 30999 Mr Bazamour h (4) 58.5 16 x090x Cobbler Jim (6) 58.5 Emergencies: Mr Bazamour, Cobbler Jim Blinkers on: Heat Seeker, Caught The Eye, Conquering Kelly (R2), General Sherman (R3), Rondinella (R7), Fazioli, Mr Bazamour (R8), Spirited, Grande Amici, Mr Bazamour (R9). Blinkers off: Hattie Bee (R1), Iffraajinator (R3), Ardrossan (R5), Scomadi (R8). Winkers on: Gallagher (R2). Winkers off: Grande Amici (R9)
11 3.03pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C5,
Thames gallops Today at Te Aroha
Fields for Thames Jockey Club meeting at Te Aroha today. NZ meeting number: 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.32pm (NZT) GRAHAMSTOWN BAR & DINER MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 2x648 Trouble (5) 57.5 .............................J Waddell 2 Speedy Meady (12) 57.5.............C Lammas 3 6 Honovi (6) 57.5 4 Firoden (19) 57.5 ............................R Smyth 5 Wild Like (14) 57.5 6 22L Naval Fleet (1) 55.5................... J McDonald 7 32437 Power Of Strength (18) 55.5 ......R Elliot (a1) 8 40x90 Hattie Bee (3) 55.5 .....................M Cameron 9 635 Markle b (10) 55.5 .............................L Innes 10 Bothered h (15) 55.5 .....................M McNab 11 Dawnlight (13) 55.5 ..........................S Rusof 12 Rock Star Rosie (9) 55.5......T Newman (a3) 13 x958x Spoil Sport (8) 55.5 ......................... S Spratt 14 Classyas 55.5 .............................. Scratched 15 Red Mitzy (4) 57.5........................... R Jones 16 Anne Lane h (16) 55.5 17 Kinshasa (11) 55.5 18 7 Shanlane (17) 55.5 19 7 Whimsy (2) 55.5 20 8x Forrest Red (7) 55.5 Emergencies: Red Mitzy, Anne Lane, Kinshasa, Shanlane, Whimsy, Forrest Red 2 1.07pm KOPU ENGINEERING & KOPU MARINE MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 x6332 Monaco (10) 58.5 ........................... J Bayliss 2 29x48 Heat Seeker (19) 58.5................D Prastiyou 3 9x74 Nitro (8) 58.5 ............................ D Danis (a3) 4 4637x Pop ‘n’ Rock h (18) 58.5 ................M McNab 5 0x0x Caught The Eye h (20) 58.5 ............S Collett 6 0x Prince Solari (5) 58.5 7 56x8x Gallagher (14) 57 ...........................S McKay 8 Cleverconversation h (2) 57 ....... L Satherley
Sam Spratt 93437xChoulee (15) 56.5 ............... A Goindasamy (a3) 10 723x9 Sheeznoteasy (16) 56.5 11 96404 Belle South (7) 56.5 ...................M Coleman 12 4x04x Elle Cee h (1) 56.5 ................. T Taiaroa (a4) 13 8 The Flying Mullet (3) 56.5 ...........C Lammas 14 2x Maison Roxanne b (6) 55 .......... J McDonald 15 Another Craftsman h (12) 58.5 16 Jet Set (9) 58.5 ................................S Rusof 17 Only The Brave (11) 57 -
18 Kinshasa (17) 55 19 x0006 Regal Assassin (4) 56.5 20 95807 Conquering Kelly h (13) 56.5 Emergencies: Another Craftsman, Jet Set, Only The Brave, Kinshasa, Regal Assassin, Conquering Kelly 3 1.42pm NORMANS TRANSPORT MORRINSVILLE 2200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 4x674 Ventura m (4) 59 ...........................J Waddell 2 6x840 General Sherman m (5) 59 ............. T Harris 3 67400 Lucky Dreamer (2) 57 ................ L Satherley 4 5x697 Iffraajinator (6) 57............................ A Jones 5 8718 Friday Woolfe t (3) 56.5 ....................S Rusof 6 x7086 Easy Walking dm (7) 56.5 ...............S Collett 7 7x596 Sweet Treat tm (1) 56.5 ..............R Elliot (a1) 8 x6005 Secret Embrace d (8) 55.5 .............. S Spratt 4 2.17pm GOLDRIDGE MARINE FARM 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 9x31x Full Of Grace (7) 59 .................N Bakar (a4) 2 14x30 Virtuoso Lad d (5) 58.5 ....................S Rusof 3 x7785 I Am Gracie d (4) 58...............J Fawcett (a2) 4 23x12 Emerald Amour td (11) 57.5...........S McKay 5 1 Satriani (3) 57.5 .........................M Cameron 6 897x4 Breezon d (1) 57.5 ........................L Allpress 7 29644 Esbeedee dm (6) 57.5 ...............R Elliot (a1) 8 1 Athenree Angel d (2) 57 ....................L Innes 9 3509x Full Of Talent d (9) 57..........................C Dell 10 36x54 Bellinsky d (10) 56.5 ..................M Coleman 11 10x39 Expedition (8) 56 5 2.52pm PAK N SAVE THAMES SPRINT $20,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 016x9 Island Bay d (4) 59 .....................R Elliot (a1) 2 7x70x Ardrossan (7) 59 ...........................J Waddell 3 64006 Danger Dee (3) 59 .........................S McKay 4 113x5 The Chaser tdb (6) 58.5 ................. J Bayliss 5 33417 Pink Graffiti dm (9) 57.5 ....................L Innes 6 6x225 Beyond Dispute d (5) 57.5 .........M Cameron
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DEATHS Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
ANDERSON, Frances Comfort: (nee Montgomery) – Passed away December 21, 2018 at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton. Aged 93 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Irwin. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Mary and Arthur Cornwall. Much loved Grandma of Richard and Kandy, Michelle and Daniel Sheppard, David and Alisha and loved great Grandma of Tayten, and Azalea; Kate, James, and Sophie; Paige, Jack, and Angus. Dearly loved sister and sister in law of Hay and Beverley, the late Tom and Letty, Harry and Isobel, Bill and Joan, Eunice and Arthur Gulliver, Bonnie, Bob and Eileen and Nannette and Mervyn Winchester (all deceased). Loved Aunty of all her nephews and nieces. Special thanks to the staff at Terrace View Retirement Village for their love and care of Frances. Messages to Anderson family PO Box 472, Ashburton. A service to celebrate Frances’ life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Monday, January 7 commencing at 2pm. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.
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TOMORROW Fine. Southeasterlies dying out in the afternoon and northeasterlies developing.
NZ Today fine
Fine with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 80 km/h, easing to 65 km/h mid morning. Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 90 km/h, easing to gale 70 km/h afternoon.
Hamilton
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Napier
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Wellington
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Nelson
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Blenheim
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Greymouth
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Christchurch
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Timaru
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Queenstown
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Dunedin
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Invercargill
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Full moon
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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:30 pm, yesterday 168.6 nc Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday
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Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday
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IN MEMORIAM
RUSHTON, Courtenay Shavaughan – January 3, 2014. If we could sit in heaven Even for a day Maybe for a moment The pain would go away Wed put our arms around you And whisper words so true That living life without you Is the hardest thing we do No matter how we spend our day No matter what we do No morning dawns or evening falls When we don’t think of you. Love you so much and miss you even more. Mum and Dad, Terry, Candace and Fletcher, Corey and Max and Josh and Ruby.
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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 30.4 31.2 Max to 4pm 15.2 Minimum 11.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 0.2 Avg Jan to date 4 2019 to date 0.2 4 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 31 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 50 Time of gust 1:05pm
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6am Yes Chef Michelin-starred chef Frances Atkins puts four home cooks through a series of culinary challenges, including how to make the perfect salad dressing. 7am Peter Andre’s 60-Minute Makeover 8am Alphabetical 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Extreme Cake Makers 0 7:30 Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport 0 8pm N 10k Holiday Home 0 8:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys – New Year Special AO 0 9:10 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:10 Supersize Structures 0
11:15 The Profit PGR A clothing company in Los Angeles suffers from the owner’s hit-ormiss designs, financial mistakes, and refusal to listen to professional advice from his siblings. 0 12:05 Te Karere 3 2 12:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2
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BRAVO 10am Yours, Mine Or Ours PGR 3 10:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas PGR 3 1:30 Made In Chelsea 2:30 Million Dollar Matchmaker 3:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Tabatha Takes Over 3 6:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:30 Million Dollar Matchmaker 8:30 M An Officer And A Gentleman AO 3 1982 Romantic Drama. A young man must complete his work at a navy flight school with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend. Richard Gere, Louis Gossett jr, Debra Winger. 10:55 Snapped – She Made Me Do It AO 3 11:45 I Killed My BFF PGR 3 12:35 Infomercials 3
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6:30 Kiddets 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 3 0 7am M The Pirate Fairy 2014 Animated Adventure. Voices of Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston. 0 8:25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 3 0 9am Takaro Tribe 3 9:15 Infomercials 10:15 The Middle 3 0 10:40 Neighbours 0 11:10 Once Upon A Time PGR 0 Noon M Remember The Titans PGR 2000 Drama. Denzel Washington, Will Patton. 0 2pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 2:45 Home And Away 3 0 3:40 Austin And Ally 0 4:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Middle 3 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0
7am The Biggest Loser 3 (Part 2) 7:55 Married At First Sight USA 3 0 9:05 The Block Australia PGR 3 0 10:30 Infomercials Noon M Below The Surface AO 3 2016 Crime. Jenny Wade, Jordi Vilasuso, Taylor Cole. 2pm M Stevie PGR 3 2008 Horror. Catherine McCormack, Jordi Molla. 4pm M The Peanuts Movie PGR 3 2015 Animated. Snoopy embarks on his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis; his best friend Charlie Brown begins his own quest back home to win the love of his life. Voices of Noah Schnapp, Alex Garfin, Bill Melendez. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm
7pm Home And Away 0 7:30 Ten 7 Summer PGR 0 8pm Highway Patrol PGR 0 8:30 M Iron Man AO 2008 Action. When a wealthy industrialist must build an armoured suit after a lifethreatening incident, he decides to use its technology to fight against evil. 0 10:50 Two And A Half Men PGR 0
7pm M Casino Royale PGR 3 2006 Action. Special Agent 007 must stop a banker from winning a casino tournament and using the prize money to fund terrorist activities. Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench. 0 9:55 Road Cops PGR 3 0 10:25 NCIS – LA AO 3 0
11:20 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 11:50 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD AO 12:35 Love Island UK AO 3 1:25 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:50 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:35 Once Upon A Time PGR 0 5:05 Neighbours 0 5:30 Infomercials
11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials
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FRIDAY 12:10 Mountain Men PG 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:45 Pawn Stars PG 2:10 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:55 NCIS MV 3:40 CSI – Miami MV 4:25 Hardcore Pawn PGL 4:50 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG
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6am Trulli Tales 3 6:15 Atomic Puppet 3 6:25 Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:50 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7:15 Grojband 3 7:40 Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 8:05 Duck Dodgers 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Mad About You PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 12:20 Tennis – ASB Classic (HLS) 0 1:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Sri Lanka First ODI – First Innings. 5:35 Prime News 6:05 L Cricket – Blackcaps v Sri Lanka First ODI – Second Innings. From the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. 9:10 Storage Wars PGR 3 9:40 The Hunters Club AO Anto and Sam endure extreme alpine weather in search of a trophy red stag during the roar in Central Otago. 10:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR
11:45 Football – English Premier League (DLY) Bournemouth v Watford. From Vitality Stadium. 1:45 Closedown
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6:55 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling. 8:40 The Last Descent PG 2016 Drama. Chadwick Hopson, Alexis Johnson. 10:25 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama. Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine. 12:10 Larry Gaye – Renegade Male Flight Attendant MSC 2015 Comedy. Mark Feuerstein, Jayma Mays. 1:50 Honey – Rise Up And Dance PGLS 2018 Drama. Teyana Taylor, Bryshere Y Gray. 3:30 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling. 5:20 Her Secret Sessions MLSC 2016 Drama. Brooke Smith, Bonnie Bedelia. 6:55 The Beguiled MVLSC 2017 Drama. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst. 8:30 Molly’s Game 16VLC 2018 Drama. Based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympicclass skier who directed an elite high-stakes poker game before she was arrested by the FBI. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba. 10:50 Goon – Last Of The Enforcers 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Seann William Scott, Alison Pill. FRIDAY 12:30 Do I Say I Do? PGC 2017 Romance. Becca Tobin, Ryan Kelley. 2am Her Secret Sessions MLSC 2016 Drama. Brooke Smith, Bonnie Bedelia. 3:35 The Beguiled MVLSC 2017 Drama. 5:05 Molly’s Game 16VLC 2018 Drama.
7am Road To Perdition MV 2002 Crime Drama. Tom Hanks, Jude Law. 8:55 Ted MLS 2012 Comedy. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane. 10:40 Here Comes The Boom MVL 2012 Action Comedy. Kevin James, Salma Hayek. 12:25 Darling Companion M 2012 Comedy Drama. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. 2:10 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 3:45 Coyote Ugly PGS 2000 Romantic Drama. Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks, Piper Perabo. 5:25 Rush Hour MV 1998 Action. Elizabeth Pena, Jackie Chan. 7pm Rush Hour 2 MVS 2001 Action. Two detectives, one American, one Chinese, encounter Triads, counterfeiting, and bomb smuggling while on holiday in Hong Kong. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. 8:30 The Vow PGLS 2012 Romance. After a serious car accident, a woman has severe memory loss, and her husband sets out to win her heart back. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum. 10:15 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action Adventure. FRIDAY 12:30 Bandits MV 2001 Comedy. 2:30 Coyote Ugly PGS 2000 Romantic Drama. 4:10 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 4:25 Rush Hour MV 1998 Action.
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6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 7:40 Pukana 2017 3 7:50 Smooth 3 8am Pukana 2017 3 9am Te Kaea 3 2 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Time On The Road 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Tales From The Trails Noon Waka AMA Sprints 2018 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 2017 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 4:10 Pukana 2017 3 4:20 Smooth 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 2018 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3
6am The French Collection 7am Serve It Like Sarah 7:30 Four Rooms 8:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 9:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters 10:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 Freedom Riders 2pm NZ Hunter Adventures PGR 2:30 Tribal Bootcamp 3:30 Baby Animals 4pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 4:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together 5pm My Restaurant In India 5:30 Vintage Hunter 6:30 American Pickers
7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Kai With Anne Thorp 3 8pm Game Of Bros PGR 3 8:30 My Party Song 3 9pm Only In Aotearoa AO 3 9:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 10pm All Talk With Anika Moa AO 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2
7:30 The Secret Life Of Landfill Dr George McGavin and material scientist Zoe Laughlin tell the history of rubbish, and explore how what we throw away tells us about the way we live our lives. 8:30 Jane 10:30 American Pickers
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11:30 The Art Detectives 12:30 My Floating Home 1am Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 2am Baby Animals 2:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 3am Money For Nothing 4am The Secret Life Of Landfill 5am Gok’s Fill Your House For Free
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24 Ashburton Guardian
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Ashburton’s Jacob Skinner in action at the recent Southern Classic Festival at Levels in Timaru. BY ERIN TASKER
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When the country’s top motorcycle racers line up at Ruapuna this weekend for the first round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships, a young Ashburton rider will be in the thick of it. Jacob Skinner, 17, won’t be lining up in any of the big races and he won’t be eyeing up any big championship titles though, he is just planning on having fun and making the most of the experience. Just three years after he first experienced racing a road bike, Skinner had found his happy place, and that was on a road bike zipping around some of the country’s top race tracks.
And he had one of his fellow competitors – his dad, Paul – to thank for it all. “I first started riding road bikes about three years ago now, but I’d started riding dirt bikes when I was about six,” Skinner said. “I didn’t really enjoy it much, but then my dad started getting into road biking and I went to watch him and thought I’d like to do that.” He gave it a go, and never looked back. Now, he is nipping at the heels of the rider to beat in his class – his dad. The pair competed on the same model of bike and in the same class now, and Skinner said his dad was the fastest in the class,
holding the lap record at Ruapuna in the class. But Skinner said he was only about eight seconds a lap behind him at Ruapuna now. Skinner rode a Kawasaki Ninja KRR150 – a small two-stroke – and it was on bikes like that where he saw his future. “I plan on always racing on 150 two-strokes because I just love it so much. “It’s a different style of racing than the bigger bikes,” Skinner said. When it came to the future, Skinner wasn’t setting goals in terms of results though. “The ultimate goal for me right now is just to go out there and have fun and enjoy winning class-
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es – who doesn’t enjoy that – but as long as I’m out there having fun battling with my mates and coming back and chatting to them about the races, that’s what matters,” Skinner said. His best result on the bike so far was a third placing in the King of Canterbury series last year, contested over six rounds, and he was eyeing up some races as far ahead as later on next year as future trophy chances. For now though, his attention is on Ruapuna this weekend. There, he will compete in one of the support classes – the super sport 150 class – and while it isn’t one of the championship classes, it was big in his books. The New Zealand Superbike
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Championship is made up of five rounds – two in the South Island and three in the North Island – but Skinner is only competing in round one at Mike Pero Motorsport Park. Before Christmas, Skinner competed at one of the biggest events he’d experienced so far – the Southern Classic Festival at Levels International Raceway in Timaru. Run by the CAMS (Classic Action Motorcycle Sport), the event attracted 200-odd riders and Skinner said the atmosphere was incredible. There, he competed in a development class alongside two other Ashburton riders – Dean Watson and Damian Perriton.
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